Week 1: 03/05/08

The second season in the league for the Argonauts and Sinners kicked off at Argo Stadium with the worst of the sunny weather just dissipating. The teams had drawn two apiece in the corresponding fixture in 2007 though the Sinners had taken the most recent meeting, a 2-1 win in week 7 last year, the first Sinners win. The Argonauts were bolstered by the acquisition of The Graveyard, recognition of their particularly brutal 2007 campaign.

The Argonauts were first out of the blocks, a touchback handing the ball to Skull-Breaker, who had finished second in the league last year for Casualties. Skull-Breaker has not been quite as sucessful with the ball in hand to date and was unable to make a huge amount of headway before some sharp tackling by Canwhine Jones stripped the ball away and looked to have halted the home side's momentum. The Argonauts had a lot of trouble moving the ball in 2007, posting a record low rushing yard total. This year is different and their response to the initial tackle showed why. First round pick Bob "The Blitzer" backed up Skull-Breaker, collecting the ball and bursting through the defensive ranks. Bob's surge was powerful enough to Badly Hurt Sinners star Parian Mahars and take him across the line for the opening score.

The Sinners may have conceeded a league-high 23 TDs in 2007 but they have been able to score each time out and this game was no exception. A long pass from Matthieu Le Teaser looked to have played "Aunty" Niemi into trouble and a tackle by Bob "The Blitzer" but the Sinners have a first rounder of their own in Jezebel Slide. The Wood Elf Catcher was able to ignore a hideous block by Nobby Blaze on F'tang Nylonothep across the field and to grab hold of the ball with enough room to scramble over for the equaliser. The 1-1 scoreline remained through the half as neither side again challenged the opposition endzone.

A rapid start to the second half by the Sinners saw Jezebel Slide again show a turn of pace to race by Argonauts defenders. The only player the Wood Elf was unable to run by though was Bob "The Blitzer". Continuing his one-man rampage, Bob dragged Slide down from behind just inches from the goalline but found himself outnumbered and outgunned. The High Elf could not escape from the corner of his own endzone and he spilled the ball for Slide to eagerly grab to take a 2-1 win.

Despite the deficit, the Argonauts came out rumbling and agan it was Skull-Breaker leading the charge following a touchback. The Kroxigor showed good power to break through a gap in the left flank but could not hold onto the ball following pressure again from Canwhine Jones. The first drive of the game very nearly replicated itself when Bob "The Blitzer" found his way to the ball but this time it was not to be and another tackle stopped him in his tracks. With the ball loose following a throw-in from the crowd, Matthieu Le Teaser had the chance to clear long but his pass was intercepted by Clelia Uliah. The Amazon took immediate advantage and touched down to make it 2-2.

All remaining time left on the clock was wiped out by scuffles leaving the final score a duplication of last year's 2-2.